Are you a good or evil gamer?

I, for one am a good gamer. I cannot play a game with evil or good paths without being on the good side, some sort of moral conscience stops me from being evil, even though there are no realistic consequences. Are you the same?

It depends on what kind of game it is.

In games like Fable where being evil and corrupted means you get the big bucks quicker, I'll set out to be the evilest bastard that ever lived.

Usually for games like that I choose to be good first. Then I'll play again and be bad and see how that turns out. Or maybe a bit of both.

Chaotic good.

Chaotic good.

Gxgear

Isn't that an oxymoron? lol

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Chaotic good.

Isn't that an oxymoron? lol

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Chaotic good.

blue_hazy_basic

Isn't that an oxymoron? lol

Or a dungeon crawler.

Chaotic good. I do what I consider to be the right thing, but I'm not a drone to whoever is the "good guys", I burn my own path to justice.

Chaotic Neutral.

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Chaotic good.

Omustu

Isn't that an oxymoron? lol

Not at all.

Chaotic simply implies that there are no rules.

Evil...?

I got the bad ending on Demons Souls before anything, Im always killing innocent people in GTA and I tend to worship satan before I boot my systems.

I honestly believe that most games that offer moral choices are primary made around the idea of being good. Mainly because in the majority of such games, being good and doing good drives the story forward. Evil actions, in my opinion, mostly feel tacked on and often only pay off when you get the alternate ending.

I feel like I play games the way that makes the most sense for the story...good. I'll try the bad route too after, but it isn't the same to me. It feel too detached.

The exception is GTA where you are usually a bad guy. In those games I have no problems playing "bad" because that is what the story and entire game is designed around.

KOTOR is almost hilarious on evil just how over the top it is

in Mass Effect i stay really good to all my mates but i'm super-douchey to everybody else

also Infamous is way better as evil, good is okay but the story is more interesting being evil and you get better powers and you just look more badass (and lets be honest, who wants to play a sandbox game being good?)

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Chaotic good.

Omustu

Isn't that an oxymoron? lol

I prefer good most of the time but I try both ways out to get a full experience of the game.

Lawful Good.

I'm a Buddhist gamer; I don't believe in good or evil. I'll play both sides. Does that actually make sense?

I'll play both sides of the fence, just to see the differences.

Most games where you can be "evil" don't really feel like you're actually being evil, imo. Like in Mass Effect, for instance. Being evil is like being in a Schwarzenegger movie. It's all bad, albeit so bad that they turn out awesome, one-liners. I don't feel like I'm evil, just an d-bag.

That make sense?

I'm a Buddhist gamer; I don't believe in good or evil. I'll play both sides. Does that actually make sense?

jimkabrhel

Surprisingly, yes.

KOTOR is almost hilarious on evil just how over the top it is

in Mass Effect i stay really good to all my mates but i'm super-douchey to everybody else

also Infamous is way better as evil, good is okay but the story is more interesting being evil and you get better powers and you just look more badass (and lets be honest, who wants to play a sandbox game being good?)

88mphSlayer

I, for one am a good gamer. I cannot play a game with evil or good paths without being on the good side, some sort of moral conscience stops me from being evil, even though there are no realistic consequences. Are you the same?

Omustu

Oooooh, a "moral conscience" regarding videogames eh? A sense of empathy for pixels?

Screw that. If I can get red pixels out of those other colours I will. Kill any NPC you can that doesn't benefit you. :twisted:

I tried being mean in Mass Effect, but I couldn't. I'm a nice guy at heart, no game can change that. Unless it's Mega-Man 2 or Ninja Gaiden.

Chaotic good.

Gxgear

Chaotic Neutral.

Sollet

I'm a Buddhist gamer; I don't believe in good or evil. I'll play both sides. Does that actually make sense?

jimkabrhel

Evil! :twisted: Hence the "Dark" in "DarkGamer007"

I usually play as the good guy. It's hard to play evil - some of the choices are just so heinous that it really bothers me.

I, for one am a good gamer. I cannot play a game with evil or good paths without being on the good side, some sort of moral conscience stops me from being evil, even though there are no realistic consequences. Are you the same?

Omustu

I'm ewil.

I honestly believe that most games that offer moral choices are primary made around the idea of being good. Mainly because in the majority of such games, being good and doing good drives the story forward. Evil actions, in my opinion, mostly feel tacked on and often only pay off when you get the alternate ending.ZIMdoom

Agreed. I can't think of too many RPGs that have any compelling reasons to play as evil characters - those paths are usually full of poor writing and illogical decisions, and you're almost always limited to just one potentially bad deed when there could be a hundred other ways of handling things.

For example, with ME2's loyalty quests, playing as a Paragon will allow you to complete those characters' story arcs, convince them to change their ways, and actually make a significant change on their life. Playing as a Renegde just means that they shoot someone and thank you for it...so if you're at all interested in the story or characters, good is the way to go (for most of games - KOTOR 2 had interesting story arcs for evil characters, Mask of the Betrayer allowed you to be properly evil, and...I'm drawing a blank, but there must be other ones, maybe).

Still...I prefer games that allow you to pick and choose what you want to do, and then giving you consequences for them without simply punishing for not being completely good or evil. Although, again, none of the big RPG companies have done this for years. :(

Neutral Evil

I'm always evil in games. I'm not a mean guy in real life but don't really feel any remorse when killing people in Fallout 3, being a jerk in DA:O, Fallout 3, or Mass Effect, or harvesting Little Sisters in Bioshock. I even sent the kid in Fallout 3 to Paradise Falls. :lol: Sometimes the choices are so evil that I can't help but laugh.StealthMonkey4

A chart for those who are interested:

I'm definitely a Chaotic Evil gamer.

im evil i always try to choose the most evil decisions

I'm like you. I'm a good soul.

[QUOTE="StealthMonkey4"]I'm always evil in games. I'm not a mean guy in real life but don't really feel any remorse when killing people in Fallout 3, being a jerk in DA:O, Fallout 3, or Mass Effect, or harvesting Little Sisters in Bioshock. I even sent the kid in Fallout 3 to Paradise Falls. :lol: Sometimes the choices are so evil that I can't help but laugh.jyoung312

My avatar says it all. In a word: ruthless.

I always HAVE to be good. I like being the savior, in fact some people I know like to call me Jesus.

One of the main reasons is because of Abes Oddysee for the PS1. I almost cried when I saw the bad ending for the first time.